GRE Word List
AMALGAM
a mixture of different elements
The meaning of the word amalgam is a mixture of different elements.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impart | to give, convey, or grant from or as if from a store |
| prosody | the study of versification |
| antipathy | a strong feeling of dislike |
| char | any of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots |
| recrimination | a retaliatory accusation |
| predetermine | foreordain |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |
| fluke | flatfish |
| rally | to muster for a common purpose |